Buddleia plant named &#39;Hinebud2&#39;

ABSTRACT

A  Buddleia  plant particularly distinguished by an upright and dense growth habit, large, inflorescences that are upright-curved with a rounded tip, and is a plant suitable for use in hanging baskets, containers, and beddings, is disclosed.

GENUS AND SPECIES

Buddleia hybrid (complex hybrid of Buddleia davidii×Buddleiaalternifolia×Buddleia caryopterifolia×Buddleia lindleyana×Buddleiacrispa)

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Hinebud2’

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Buddleia,botanically known as Buddleia hybrid, and hereinafter referred to by thevariety name ‘Hinebud2’. The new variety originated from across-pollination conducted in Winters, Calif. in July 2010 between thefemale Buddleia parent, an un-named seedling (unpatented) and the maleBuddleia parent, (Buddleia davidii×B. alternifolia)×B. davidii ‘Podaras#12’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,098). The female parent is a complex hybridof Buddleia davidii×Buddleia alternifolia×Buddleiacaryopterifolia×Buddleia lindleyana×Buddleia crispa. A single plantselection was subsequently chosen for further evaluation and asexualpropagation.

The new plant was first asexually propagated on Sep. 15, 2010 inWinters, Calif. and has been asexually reproduced by cuttings for threegenerations in Winters, Calif. The present invention has been found toretain its distinctive characteristics through successive asexualpropagations by softwood cuttings.

‘Hinebud2’ has not been made publicly available or sold more than oneyear prior to the filing of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of the new variety when grown under normal horticulturalpractices in Winters, Calif.

1. An upright and dense growth habit;

2. Large, inflorescences that are upright-curved with a rounded tip; and

3. For use in hanging baskets, containers and beddings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Buddleia plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographswhich show the overall plant habit, foliage and inflorescence of theplant. The colors are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a one-yearold plant grown in a greenhouse and outdoors in Winters, Calif. inAugust 2011.

FIG. 1 shows a the whole plant, including the habit, foliage andinflorescence.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the inflorescence and buds.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘Hinebud2’. The data which defines thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inWinters, Calif. The plant history was taken in January 2012 on one andone-half year old plants grown in a greenhouse and outdoors in Winters,Calif. Color references were taken under natural light and are to theR.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London(R.H.S.), fifth edition (2007). Texture descriptions were taken using adissecting microscope.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Scrophulariaceae.        -   Botanical name.—Buddleia hybrid (complex hybrid of Buddleia            davidii×Buddleia alternifolia×Buddleia            caryopterifolia×Buddleia lindleyana×Buddleia crispa).        -   Common name.—Butterfly bush.        -   Denomination.—‘Hinebud2’.-   Plant:    -   -   Form.—Bush.        -   Habit.—Upright and dense.        -   Height (measured from the top of the soil, with the plant            cut back after 1 year).—183.0 cm.        -   Width (horizontal plant diameter).—153.0 cm.        -   Time to produce a finished plant.—3 months from a softwood            cutting.        -   Outdoor plant performance.—Excellent and prefers full sun.        -   Time to initiate and develop roots.—About 12 days using            rooting hormones between 3,000 to 6,000 ppm.        -   Root description and habit.—White, fibrous, dense and            branching.        -   Propagation type.—Softwood cuttings.-   Lateral branches:    -   -   Quantity per plant.—Approximately 30 to 40.        -   Length.—About 60.0 cm to 90.0 cm.        -   Internode length.—6.0 cm to 7.0 cm.        -   Diameter (from midpoint).—0.8 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144A for mature stems.        -   Strength.—Strong and flexible.        -   Texture.—Slightly pubescent.        -   Anthocyanin.—RHS 176B.-   Leaves:    -   -   Quantity of leaves per branch.—12 to 14.        -   Arrangement.—Opposite, alternating 90° after each node.        -   Length.—6.0 cm to 12.0 cm.        -   Width.—4.0 cm to 6.0 cm.        -   Shape.—Broadly lanceolate.        -   Apex.—Broadly acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Crenate.        -   Color, immature.—Upper surface: RHS 138B Lower surface: RHS            148D.        -   Color, mature.—Upper surface: RHS 139A Lower surface: RHS            148B.        -   Texture.—Upper surface: Colliculate with stellate hairs and            glandular bodies Lower surface: Extremely dense matted            stellate hairs with glandular bodies.        -   Venation type.—Reticulate.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS N144D Lower surface: RHS            139D.        -   Petiole.—Color: RHS 147C Length: 0.1 cm Diameter: 0.25 cm            Strength: Flexible Texture: Pubescent.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Height.—7.0 cm to 12.0 cm.        -   Width.—4.0 cm to 6.0 cm.        -   Bud.—Color: RHS 86A Shape: Conical Height: 1.0 cm Diameter:            0.4 cm.        -   Flower.—Type and habit: Single and salverform shaped flowers            arranged in compound terminal panicles; flowers face upright            and outward; panicles are roughly conical with a slight            outward curvature and a rounded apex Fragrance: Sweetly            scented Flowering season: May to September Lastingness of            inflorescence on the plant: About 7 to 12 days Depth: 1.0 cm            Diameter: 1.2 cm Quantity per inflorescence: 300 to 600            Petals: Arrangement and quantity per flower: Four arranged            in a single whorl but occasionally, there are 5 petals on            flowers on the distal portion of the inflorescence; the            petals fused into a narrow tube Length: 0.5 cm Width: 0.6 cm            Shape: Reniform Apex: Truncate and obtuse, sometimes            emarginate Base: Fused Margin: Crenate Texture: Upper            surface: Colliculate Lower surface: Colliculate with sparse            stellate trichomes Color, when opening: Upper surface: RHS            86B Lower surface: RHS N82B Color, when open: Upper surface:            RHS N87A Lower surface: RHS N87B Tube: Length: 0.9 cm Width:            0.2 cm Color: Inside: RHS N34A Outside: RHS N92A Texture:            Inside: Colliculate with long, upward-setose pointed hairs            Outside: Colliculate with stellate hairs Calyx: Arrangement            and quantity: Four sepals (occasionally 5 on flowers on the            distal end of the inflorescence) arranged in a single whorl            and fused halfway up from the base Shape: Tubular, fitting            snugly over the corolla tube Sepals: Length: 0.4 cm Width:            0.1 cm Shape: Lanceolate but fused halfway up from the base            Apex: Broadly acute Base: Fused with other sepals Margin:            Slightly sinuate Texture: Upper surface: Lepidote with            stellate hairs Lower surface: Colliculate with more sparse            stellate hairs than the upper surface Color: Upper surface:            RHS 147C Lower surface: RHS 146B Peduncle: Length: 5.0 cm to            7.5 cm Diameter: 0.2 cm Strength: Flexible Color: RHS 142D            Texture: Pubescent Pedicel: Length: 0.2 cm to 0.4 cm            Diameter: 0.15 cm Color: RHS 139D Texture: Pubescent.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Quantity per flower: Mostly 4, occasionally 5            Filament: Completely fused to inside of corolla tube; cannot            determine length or color Anther: Length: 0.12 cm Color: RHS            197D Pollen amount: Sparse Pollen color: RHS 197D.        -   Pistil.—Quantity per flower: 1 Length: 0.15 cm Stigma:            Shape: Club-shaped, slight bilateral cleavage at the distal            end Color: RHS 137A Style: Length: 0.1 cm Color: RHS 192A            Ovary: Color: RHS 192A.-   Fruit and seed set: Sparse seed set. Seeds are RHS 158C, the shape    is long and narrow, about 0.025 cm by 0.01 cm.-   Disease and insect resistance: Susceptible to spider mites

Comparison with Parental and Commercial Variety

‘Hinebud2’ differs from the un-named female Buddleia parent (unpatented)in that ‘Hinebud2’ has larger leaves and an upright habit, while thefemale parent has smaller leaves and a prostrate habit.

‘Hinebud2’ differs from the male Buddleia parent ‘Podaras #12’ (U.S.Plant Pat. No. 22,098) in that ‘Hinebud2’ is a taller and has a greaterhorizontal plant diameter (height is 183.0 cm and width or horizontalplant diameter is 153.0 cm) than ‘Podaras #12’ (height is approximately23.0 cm and width is 38.0 cm to 56.0 cm).

‘Hinebud2’ differs from the commercial comparison ‘Blue Chip’ (U.S.Plant Pat. No. 19,991) in that ‘Hinebud2’ has longer internodes (6.0 cmto 7.0 cm) and longer peduncles (5.0 cm to 7.5 cm) than ‘Blue Chip’(internode is 3.6 cm in length and peduncles are 2.4 cm in length).

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Buddleia plant as shown anddescribed herein.